Comments on: If You Can’t Beat’em: Eat’em!

By: jimmyjet

jimmyjet — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 06:21:06 +0000

In S.W. Michigan, carp are called “Buffalo Fish”, particular if they are going to be sold at a fish mongers

By: Fitzie

Fitzie — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:00:58 +0000

Funny cow dung recipe..

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 17:05:29 +0000

I used to smoke Mullet when I lived in Florida and I was wondering if any of you have tried smoked carp? I’ve heard talk of it down south but I’ve never seen it on a menu anywhere nor have I ever seen a bundle of it shrink wrapped in a grocer’s cooler. Any ideas or suggestions on this one.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:53:55 +0000

Hmmm… canned carp?! I used to catch a ton of carp in the Allegheny River north of Pittsburgh at my uncle’s camp. They sure are some smelly buggers!
Everyone always told me to throw them back and that they are no good to eat. They say you can’t get the smell of the river out of them and they are full of bones making them too hard to clean.

Also, there are two nice fish markets in Pittsburgh and one of them has a big tank full of fish that you can pick out. Some of them they call “Bull fish” but they look just like carp.

Since moving away from home I’ve lived in several coastal cities where I’ve heard plenty about people eating carp. I would try it if I had a good recipe. I think that the folks on the Great Lakes should use this as an option. By the time they wait for the government to get anything done about it ther’ll be a new species of Arctic Asian Carp.

By: Gin

Gin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:50:10 +0000

You can’t buy canned carp. You have to do it yourself. Scale and gut the fish, wash thoroughly, then cut into chunks bone and all. I used to skin them, but that isn’t necessary, just neater. Soak an hour in a brine made of 1/2 pound of salt and 1 gallon of water. Drain, then pack solidly into pint jars leaving 1/2 inch of headroom. Add 1 Tablespoon of cooking oil and seal tightly. Process at 10 pounds of pressure for 100 minutes. I used to fish Barren River above Bowling Green for catfish and would often come home with more carp than cats. Suited me fine. The cats got fried, the carp got canned. If you ever do get the chance to try some, do. You won’t be disappointed.

By: fred

fred — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:44:24 +0000

I don’t know that I’ve ever seen canned carp. Do they call it that or give it a more highbrow name? Isn’t the Jewish dish gefilte fish made with carp? I know they are bottom feeders and somehow, that, and their ugly face (compared to a manly bass!) would tend to turn the modern diner off. They were thought quite worthy of the table at one time.

By: Gin

Gin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:05:11 +0000

Have you ever eaten canned carp? If you haven’t, you’ve missed something far better than salmon.

By: Dog-geek

Dog-geek — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:38:09 +0000

Whew – I was worried that this post was going to be able Dionne or Rhoda!